Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Four Arrested After Suspect Is Beaten to Death in Sonarpur
Gopal Halder went to a garage in Sonarpur to have his motorcycle repaired.
He was later beaten after an argument and died in a hospital that night.
Police have arrested four men in connection with his death.
They say Halder had been a main suspect in an older murder case.
Police are checking whether someone took his photograph at the garage and shared it before the attack.
Neighbours gave a different account, saying Halder had gone to a home and was confronted there.
Investigators are also checking whether the assault was planned.
Halder’s sister says nobody had the right to kill him and wants the accused to face capital punishment.
Gopal Halder died in hospital on Thursday night after being beaten following an altercation in Sonarpur.
Police arrested four men and charged them with murder and criminal conspiracy.
Police described Halder as a history-sheeter and prime suspect in a murder case from several years ago.
Investigators are examining whether a photograph taken at a garage was connected to the assault and whether it was pre-planned.
Accounts differ on where the beating began: neighbours described a confrontation outside a home, while police said Halder was taken from a garage to another spot.
- Who
- Gopal Halder died; four men were arrested in connection with his killing.
- What
- Halder was beaten after an altercation and later died in hospital.
- When
- The assault and death occurred on Thursday; he died later that night.
- Where
- Sonarpur, on the southern fringes of the city.
- Why
- Police said old enmity connected to a murder case in which Halder was the prime suspect could have motivated the attack; the motive remains under investigation.
Police Investigation
Neighbour and Family Accounts
Where and how the assault unfolded
Police Investigation
Police said Halder was at a garage when someone photographed him and shared the image with another man; he was subsequently taken to another spot and beaten.
Neighbour and Family Accounts
Neighbours said Halder went to the home of the man he had allegedly killed and was heckling his parents when some men resisted and beat him.
Possible motive and responsibility
Police Investigation
Police said old enmity related to the earlier murder case could have motivated the attack, but they are still investigating whether it was planned.
Neighbour and Family Accounts
Halder’s family said his emergence as a suspect in a murder case did not give anyone the right to kill him; his sister demanded capital punishment for the accused.
- Deceased
- Gopal Halder
- Arrests
- Four men
- Charges
- Murder and criminal conspiracy
- Death
- Halder died at a hospital on Thursday night after the assault.
- Police description
- Police described Halder as a history-sheeter and prime suspect in a murder case from a few years ago.
- Investigation
- Police are examining whether a photograph taken at a garage was linked to the assault and whether the attack was pre-planned.
- Family response
- Halder’s sister Reena said no one had the right to kill him and called for capital punishment for the accused.